DoD Earns an "A" on FY24 Small Business Scorecard

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DoD SBA Scorecard FY24

The Department of Defense (DoD) expanded the footprint of small business participation in the defense industrial base in FY24 with an increase of $4.9B in contract awards to small businesses. The DoD’s overall performance garnered an "A" rating overall for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s FY24 agency small business scorecard. The 90+ APEX Accelerators across the country and DoD Mentor-Protégé Program continues to provide a robust footprint and platform to cultivate companies to acquire the capabilities to become suppliers of critical technologies and services necessary for supply chain resilience and bolstering deterrence.

PENTAGON, July 17, 2025 –

The Department of Defense (DoD) expanded the footprint of small business participation in the defense industrial base in FY24 with an increase of $4.9B in contract awards to small businesses. The DoD’s overall performance garnered an "A" rating overall for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s FY24 agency small business scorecard.

The 90+ APEX Accelerators across the country and DoD Mentor-Protégé Program continues to provide a robust footprint and platform to cultivate companies to acquire the capabilities to become suppliers of critical technologies and services necessary for supply chain resilience and bolstering deterrence.

View the full scorecard: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-data/small-business-procurement-scorecard/scorecard-details?agency=DOD&year=2024